WSNR

WSNR
Broadcast areaNew York metropolitan area
Frequency620 kHz
Programming
Language(s)
FormatBrokered programming
Ownership
Owner
  • Gregory Davidzon and Sam Katsman
  • (Davidzon Radio, Inc.)
History
First air date
December 7, 1948; 75 years ago (1948-12-07)
Former call signs
  • WVNJ (1948–1983)
  • WSKQ (1983–1995)
  • WXLX (1995–1997)
  • WJWR (1997–2001)
Call sign meaning
Sporting News Radio (former affiliation)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID61643
ClassB
Power
  • 3,000 watts (day)
  • 7,600 watts (night)
Transmitter coordinates
40°47′53.36″N 74°6′22.51″W / 40.7981556°N 74.1062528°W / 40.7981556; -74.1062528
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live
Websitedavidzonradio.com

WSNR (620 AM) is a commercial radio station, licensed to Jersey City, New Jersey, and serving the New York metropolitan area. The station is co-owned by Gregory Davidzon and Sam Katsman, through licensee Davidzon Radio, Inc.[2] Davidzon is a Russian-American media mogul who also publishes a weekly newspaper under his name.

It airs a brokered time radio format. Weekday programming consists of Russian pop music and talk shows as Davidzon Radio, named after the station's co-owner. Nighttime and weekend hours are leased to various ethnic and specialty programmers. During part of the weekend, the station airs a Caribbean format, "One Caribbean Radio".

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WSNR". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ Best Senate District 27 Candidate Rumor Yet. politicsbrooklyn.com. Retrieved December 21, 2011.[dead link]